Samir, a Palestinian boy, is sent for surgery to an Israeli hospital where he has two otherworldly experiences, making friends with an Israeli boy, Yonatan, and traveling with him to Mars.

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Related: Asia, Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Israel

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• ISBN: 9780439135047
• Author: Carmi, Daniella
• Translator: Lotan, Yael
• Published: 2000
• Themes: Friendship, Pets
• Descriptors: Asia, Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Israel